Britain’s youths abandon adventurous life in modern age
London and Bombay debate a drift in British youth from risk to ease as the press and economists warn of a waning spirit of enterprise. Sir Sidney Low contrasts leisure habits with American work tempo, condemning loafing and shirting among the younger generation.
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London
Britain
Stanleys
Livingstones
Trum Monde
Seven Seas
Com 4
Far East
Bombay
Hongkong
Singapore
Shanghai
Yokohama
Cairo
Capetown
Saciety
Dole
Oxford
Cambridge Appointments Board
Bill
South America
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Siri Sidney
Low
Sir Sidney
United States
America
Boy Champion Whistler Wins Jersey City Contest
Roy was crowned champion whistler of all Jersey City after Louis Warner, a 14 year old, wowed judges with both plain and fancy whistling. He mimicked a locust to calm nervous spectators, then imitated a baby chick and a canary to fool the cats, and finished with a traffic cop impression that caused nearby drivers to brake.
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New York
Roy
Jersey City
Louis Warner
Louis
French scientists build 600000 volt generator to attack atoms
Paris reports two French scientists have built a generator capable of 600000 volts continuous current, the highest tension yet. They plan to place it in the Sorbonne lab to study atomic disintegration, with aims toward larger 3,000,000 volt machines. The device feeds continuous current, unlike transformers, and could influence cancer therapy via ultra intense rays.
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Paris
Freuch
Sorbonne
Jean Cabrerets
Svell
Last American clipper Packard bids farewell to sea
New York observes the final voyage of the Benjamin F. Packard, last of the coppering clippers, with Neptune Association members recalling a bygone maritime era. Capt. Martin lowers the ensign, crew cheers, and memories of famed ships like the Young America and Sovereign of the Seas fade as the Packard edges toward junking.
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New York
Neptune Association
F. Packard
America
England
D. J. Marlin
Martin
P. B. Blanchard
Packard
Bay of Bengal
Ceylon
Madagascar
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Robert Drug Co Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
An advertisement from Robert Drug Co promotes Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as a fast fix for stomach agony gas indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims relief within ten minutes banishment of heart pressure and breathing ease plus a pledge that one bottle can restore stomach health and reduce related symptoms. Over 6 000 bottles sold in a New Jersey town last year.
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Dave
Robert Drug Co
New Jersey
Forgotten Memories Drift On a Fading Cargo Ship
A battered vessel named Beckets carries memories more valued than cargo from past triumphs. As storms of time rend her timbers, her once proud yards are stripped and the ship faces a silent decline.
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Halcyon
Clipper Ship Benjamin PF Remains Legend In Remembrance
A faded inscription honors the Benjamin PF as a phantomly crewed vessel that will sail again in memory. The clipper, captained by a ghost skipper, is recalled beyond the painted sea and remains a symbol for old seafarers gathering to tell yarns around firesides.
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Benjamin PF
Packard
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Old Tars
Dare
Perfection
Hall-Ekfelt Co
Dads
Bob
Dad
Cleveland
Martal Pr
St. Pawl
Pillsbury
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Iopacts Co
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Flendersons
Sycamore
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